Halter-releasing device



H. JANSEN.

HALTER RELEASING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APRiZM 1919.

1 309,034. 7 Patented July 8, 1919.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANDIJRAPH (10., WASHlNunnv, n. C.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J ANsEN, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

HALTER- BELEASING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known; that I, HnNRY-JANSEN, a citizen ofithe United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halter-Releasing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a halter-releasing' device for stock, and has for its object to provide means for releasing the halters of a plurality of stalls, at one operation, to permit ready removal of stock, this being a matter of importance in cases of fire or other emergency, the parts of the device to be few and simple so that it will be effective and durable in use and may be manufactured economically.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a plan View showing a plurality of stalls with the device applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail, being a plan view relating to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numerals 4: indicate side partitions of stalls 5, and disposed at right-angles to the partitions 4 is a suitable support 6 which is stationary with the partitions; and in order that horses, cattle or other stock confined in the stalls by use of halters 7 may be simultaneously released from a building by an operator in emergency cases, such as fire, flood or other casualty, the support 6, at the front of each stall is provided with an apertured, removable anchor-block 8-, to which the halter is secured.

Numeral 9 indicates a horizontal plate provided with a segmental recess 10 and secured to the support, said recess being adapted to receive the block 8, which is approximately of segmental form. I provide locking means for securing the segmental block 8 within the recess 10, consisting in part, of a bolt 11 substantially of L-shape normally pressed toward the block 8 by a spring 12 which bears upon the bolt and also bears upon a bracket 13, to cause the bolt to enter the hole or depression 14 which, as best shown in Fig. 2, is formed Specification of Letters Patent.

in the block. This block is also provided, at its opposite sides, at its parts of greatest divergence with. a pair of prongs, indicated at, 15 and 16. The plate 9 is provided with a second recess 17 opening upon its recess 10, and it will be understood thatv when the block 8 is disposed the recess 10 with its prong 15 engaging in the recess 17 that the bolt 11 within the depression 14 will operate to maintain the block within said recess 10. Any suitable means may be provided to prevent an upward movement of the block from. 'the recesses 10 and 17 the means herein shown being a bracket 18 which is secured to the plate 9 and has a finger a adapted to overhang said block.

I provide means which may be under control of an operator whereby all of the blocks may be removed simultaneously from the recesses 10, said means consisting, in part, of rock-levers 19, each having an arm I) engaging a bolt 11 and having an arm 0 engaging a spring 20, this spring being normally in engagement with block 8. Each rock-lever 19 is also provided with an arm d to which is attached a flexible member or strand 00, each strand being connected with an operating-member, pull-rope or wire 21 in engagement with rollers 22, the latter being mounted upon the plate 9 or equivalent support, and it will be understood that, by use of the member 21, the arms d of the rock-levers 19 will be moved outwardly or in a direction of the rollers 22, the springs 12 and 20 being compressed; and that the locking bolts 11 will be removed from the depressions 1 1, the springs 20 operating to press the blocks 8 outwardly from the recesses 10.

The plate 9 is provided with guides 0, these being disposed parallel with and at the sides of the locking-bolt. After the blocks 8 have been mounted in their normal position they require no further attention and may remain in the recesses for an indefinite period or until a fire or other casualty occurs, each block being maintained in the recesses 10 and 17 by a bolt 11 and also by that part of a plate 9 adjacent to and outwardly of a recess 17 The use of the device will be appreciated generally by owners of stock. The strand or wire 21 may have any desired length, and since a single longitudinal movement thereof in either direction will operate to eject Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed April 24, 1919. Seria1 No. 292,269.

all of the blocks from their recesses, all of the stock may be simultaneously released in the emergency cases mentioned.

While I have described construction in detail I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in this respect, and changes in form, size, proportion and minor details may be made as found to be of advantage, these changes being determined by the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

A releasing device for halters, comprising a support provided with a recess and having a second recess opening upon the first named recess, a block for securing a halter thereto and adapted to be disposed in said recesses, a spring normally enga ing the block, a resiliently mounted locking-1011' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the the block and to press said block outwardly of said recesses.

In testimony whereof, I have signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

HENRY JANSEN.

'Witnesses:

ARTHUR H. STUReEs, HIRAM A. STURGES.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

